Snow-melter.



J. CARRILLO.

SNOW MELTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1915.

Patented Feb 13,1917.

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J. CARHILLO.

SNOW MELTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1915.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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APPLlCATIQN FILED MAY 20, 1915.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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Eatenteri Feb. 13, 191?.

Application filed May 20, 1915. Serial N0. 29,442.

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11ml 2e principal obthe provision of o gerese l means to this 3b row and ice deposit may be. rapidly melt d where ii", falls and carried oll' nnough the or other avenues .pro 20 l for the repose of disposing of sur- Bv employment of my inven- JKl. eon estion of streets and e to transporting of snow and entirely avoided aspect, the inveneion is embodiment in various forms, ich. are illustrated in the aoeom- ..wings wherein Figure l is s one complete snow melter, oeremovecl sake s, irensveree section. l in Liq 1, I mine View or fills heating In. above in connection with is a detail a is o sicle view of e, modified involves the use 0:;-

wegon, miepiecl. to be heated and by means espelowering said plate, anal the plate preferably supes by Elie 1mm in l I employ en heels 1i, and

V s fl ram elevie the term si e frame 10, on e 3 L 1 er s sear is al.-

w T lye-i r ei'reme is long nestling plate so o ably occupying: all the a ailable space between the Wheels 11. This plate is normally suspended by cords or cables 16 Wouncl upon drums 17, 21:16. means are supplied. for rotating all the drums simultaneousiy to roll up the cables end lift the which drives a gear ii'heel 23 normally loose on the shaft 20. By means of a rlutrh 24,

(:onirolled by a handle 25, the gear Ll may be mzule lo. rotate known mzumer.

hen the plate 15 fully raiser]. as shown in (lotied lines in Fig. 1, it is prevented from droppingagain by a ratchet wheel 26 and pawl 2'7, whieh is releasable at- "will" by a pedal 28,

In this particular embocliment of my invenrirm she heating: means for the plate 15 comprise gas burners within the plate supplied by flexible pipes" :?-O from IL gas tank 31 on the frame 10. The plate is preferably perforated as shown to admit air to the burners. It is also preferable in this form to utilize the plate 15 as 'a muffler, carrying the exhaust from the motor 12 into plate, as by the protected tubing 32. Economy of fuel is :Shereby effected, ami the meliing operation is accelerated.

In operation, the having been brought to the portion of the street Where the melting-is to be begun, the motor is disconnected from the olrivizig Wheels in a Well known manner byfishe lever and the ratchet 26 is liberated by pressing the {aerial :28, allowing the heated plate to rirop down upon the snow surface.

Wl'zen the snow beneath the piste has been melted in ihis way, the clutch 24 is employed to connect the still running motor with the hoisting drums 1?, to lif; the plate. The clutch is then disconnected and the car moved to a new snow surface Where the above operation is repeirle.

in the form shown in Fig. 5, the piste 15' is elec'trieelly heated by the coils 34 within ii. These coils are connected by suitable wires wit the generator 36 on the frame 16, and this generator is clriven from the motor shaft 21, through gears 3?, 38, and a clutch 39 controlled by a handle 40, so that she generator may stopped and ssarteo the shaft in a hell Q amaze 'nlcpcndently of the motor 12. The operation of this modification of my invention is obvious.

My invention, as above described, makes it possible to dispose of snow rapidly and effectually with greatly reduced labor and Without the congestion of traffic at present experienced in city work of this kind.

Various changes may he made in my apparatus without departing from the scope of my invention. and I do not limit myself to the details herein shown and described.

l iat I claim is 1. A snow melting apparatus comprising a vehicle, a substantially horizontal heat conducting plate supported beneath the same and mlaptcil to be laiil in direct contact with the snow surface, heating means for said plate supported over the sam and adapted to move with it and means on the vehicle adapted to lower the plate against the snow surface and to lift it away from the same at will.

A device of the class ilvsciilwil coinprising a vehicle, a heating plate beneath the same, a motor tlllllpittl to move the \chi- (lo. a hoisting: device for Silitl platc on the vehicle, heating means on said plate and vehicle, and means for connecting said inotor at will to operate said hoistingv device.

3. A, (lcvice of the class described comprising a vehicle, a. heating plate beneath the same, a motor adapted to move the vehielectric heating coils for said plate supported in'imediately over the same and adapted to more with it, means on the K'Glll clc for hoisting and lowering said plate and electric heatei. an electric generator on the vehicle. and flexible electric connections be tween saicl generator and Said coils above the heating plate.

5. A snow melting apparatus comprising a substantially horizontal hea conducting plate adapted to be lowered "c conact Stilli plate supported above the e. and means for raisingnanil lowering said plate so as to bring it at will either into or out of contact with said snow surface.

In testimony whereof, I allix any signature, in presence of two witnesses.

i with the snow surface, heating: .aneans for- JULIAN CAREELLG. ll itnesscs:

fi'lILiRINE C. Mme, G. A. Brant. 

